Thursday, April 19, 2007
McCain says he backs no gun control
Presidential candidate John McCain might have ruffled some feathers Wednesday when he declared that he believes in "no gun control". This of course comes just two days after the massacre at Virginia Tech. When asked if ammo clips should be limited in size, McCain refused, stating, "I don't think that's necessary at all." Another Republican candidate, Rudy Giuliani, backed the Second Amendment as well, but not as strong. Giuliani said that the terrible incident at Virginia Tech, "does not alter the Second Amendment". Now vote that would require a background check for those purchasing firearms, McCain voted for the background check. This vote put him at odds with the National Rifle Association, a strong supporter of the GOP. McCain believes that the harm is not the guns, but the people that purchase the guns. He believes that the Virginia Tech massacre wasn't the result of weak gun laws, but the result of a dangerous person. The gunman was able to purchase a gun because he was a legal permanent American citizen and had no previous felonies.
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I think we should do background checks. It makes sense why would we give someone who has a viloent background a gun that's asking for someone to get murdered.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/04/20/ap3634679.html
We do do background checks. In this case even though a district judge ruled that Cho was mentally ill, the state and local authorities (who cited lack of funds) didn't send the ruling (as they would have for a conviction) to the federal government and the Instant Background Check System.
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